FNUS75 KGJT 050259
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE ACADEMY...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
859 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW STRENGTHENS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR
WINDY CONDITIONS AT THE SURFACE BOTH AFTERNOONS. A DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE OVERHEAD LATER FRIDAY...FOR STRONGER AND LONGER-LIVED
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. STORMS WILL
LAST LONGER INTO THE EVENING ON FRIDAY THAN ON PREVIOUS DAYS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLA
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 7 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN SOUTH 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTER
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1300...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 32 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) UNTIL 2400...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATT
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 10-15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 MPH BY 2400. STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EX
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD UNTIL 2000...THEN FAIR BECOMING POOR BY 2200.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 2400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 41 MPH THROUGH 2100...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%) UNTIL 1300...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70%). ISOLA
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH 8 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12-16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING EXCELLENT BY 1300.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 12100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH UNTIL 1000...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 39 MPH.

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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...JIM JAMINET
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090605.WILDF.01/GJT